Movable EV Pallet Parking for Facility Power Supply
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is challenging to install chargeable and dischargeable parking spaces for electric vehicles in all parking spaces, as electric vehicles without these devices cannot supply power to facilities, limiting their parking options and increasing power loss when feeding power to facilities.
Innovation Solution
A parking management system utilizing movable pallets with mounted vehicles, equipped with charging and discharging devices, and a controller that prioritizes the movement of electric vehicles with capable batteries to chargeable and dischargeable parking spaces, reducing power loss by optimizing pallet placement based on feed line length and battery condition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If chargeable and dischargeable parking spaces are installed in all parking spaces, then more electric vehicles can supply power to facilities, but installation cost and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic allocation of charging and discharging functions through movable pallets. Instead of installing fixed charging devices in every parking space, the system uses robots to transport vehicles between general parking spaces and charging/discharging stations, enabling flexible and adaptive resource utilization based on real-time demand and vehicle availability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces movable pallets as intermediary carriers between general parking spaces and charging/discharging stations. These pallets serve as mediating elements that enable power supply functionality without requiring direct installation of charging devices in every parking space, thus reducing overall system complexity while maintaining functionality
2Ease of operation
If electric vehicles are parked in parking spaces without charging and discharging devices, then parking availability increases, but power supply capability to facilities is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines vehicle routing based on real-time conditions. The controller assesses whether vehicles should be directed to general parking spaces or charging/discharging stations by evaluating power supply needs, vehicle battery status, and parking space availability, thereby dynamically balancing accessibility with power supply reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different functional qualities to different parking spaces. General parking spaces provide easy access and parking availability, while charging/discharging stations provide power supply capability. The movable pallet system selectively transports vehicles to locations with appropriate functional qualities based on specific needs
3Productivity
If feedable pallets are transported to charging and discharging stations, then power supply capability increases, but power loss increases due to longer feed lines
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of power supply distance by selectively transporting vehicles to charging/discharging stations only when necessary. The controller monitors power supply conditions and adjusts vehicle routing to minimize feed line length, thereby optimizing the balance between power supply capability and energy loss
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system allows more electric vehicles to park in chargeable and dischargeable spaces, reducing power loss by efficiently directing vehicles with capable batteries to spaces closest to facilities, thereby enhancing power supply efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a battery installed in an electric vehicle and a charging and discharging device that supplies power from the battery to a predetermined facility
Data Source
AI summary
A parking management system equipped with a plurality of pallets that can be moved in a parking space with a vehicle mounted on them, a plurality of charging and discharging devices that are installed in chargeable and dischargeable parking spaces and capable of supplying power to a predetermined facility, a controller that is programmed to control the movement of the pallets and control the charging and discharging devices. The controller is programmed to move a pallet (a feedable pallet) carrying the electric vehicle capable of supplying power to the predetermined facility to the chargeable and dischargeable parking space.